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grounded right now. i want to take you to the scene, this is in las vegas. keep in mind, okay, this is a system that pilots use for any kind of notification. not clear how many flights are affected or which locations. we want to get straight to pete muntean but we re told new information pete as we get to you perhaps you have information on this. united has delayed all flights temporarily as well. what is going on? reporter: so far we ve heard from american and united airlines. united said it s holding all flights on the ground right now because of the major system outage, the notice to air missions system. that means pilots cannot receive critical information they need to take off. these have to do with whether or not runways are open, navigational aids are available to pilots. this is critical stuff making sure the pilots know things are not available or may not be working. we are hearing the cancellations and delays are going up. so far the delays have doubled in the las
pictures, this is a system that provides pilots with any pre-flight safety notices. so as we continue with the breaking news we want to get to pete muntean, he joins us now from reagan. pete, good morning to you. thank you for joining. as we are hearing now, at least from our own david urban, who is i think at the very same airport that you re at. his flight has been canceled. are we seeing cancellations happening and are they moving the faa is saying the system is down, or they re checking on the system and they re going to ground everything until 9:00 a.m. are cancellations starting and are they going to move back that 9:00 a.m. time that they have put in place now? we are mostly seeing delays right now, don. i just took a breeze by the departures and arrivals board here at reagan national airport we re seeing delays here and around the country. delays go up by the moment, 2,500 delays across the country right now. we ve seen that go up by about 1,000 delays in the last
am taking the train. kaitlan, thank you very much. we appreciate it. cnn newsroom starts right now, of course, with the breaking news as well. good wednesday morning to you, i m jim sciutto. and i m erica hill. we are following the breaking news this morning after u.s. flights were grounded, the faa now lifting that ground stop. u.s. flights resuming here. there is, though, as you can imagine a huge mess unfolding at airports across this country and, frankly, around the world. a key faa safety system went down earlier this morning, that led to some scrambling from coast to coast. here is where we stand at this hour, the faa says it is set to resume more flight departures this hour, but in terms of the backlog, the damage that we re seeing, the delays and cancellations, understandably rising by the minute. new york lines are growing, atlanta and chicago delay warnings taking over departure screens. they may be the lucky ones stuck in the airports that are already i
good wednesday morning. i m erica hill. and i m jim scuitto. perhaps some relief. the first flights taking off moments ago from reagan national airport here in d.c., this after the faa lifted the earl why are ground stop. now restarting all u.s. takeoffs, but the logistical nightmare continues as airports across the country try to get their flights back on schedule. they re still mounting. it all started early morning after a key faa system went down, halting all u.s. flight departures. and that spreads around the world. in london, passengers said they were stuck on the tarmac for hours waiting to be taken off. president biden has been briefed, and they re work ing - and we ll respond at that time. pete muntean is at reagan airport, and athena jones, and emeril walker there in atlanta. this is a vote good sign now that flights are taking off. a very good sign. things were at a standstill. that s when the faa alleviated this ground stop they had in place for a coup